Quickly healing Kazakh could be racing the Giro di Lombardia The Astana team had two good news today. One was the fourth place in the team time trial of the Vuelta a España, the second was the potential return of [...]
Luxembourg team narrowly beats Liquigas-Cannondale to give Danish prodigy the first leader’s jerseyVictory for Leopard Trek in the opening team time trial stage of the Vuelta a España in the seaside resort town of Benidorm put Jakob Fuglsang into the [...]
Garmin-Cervélo rider expects to take a few days to hit full formIrish pro Daniel Martin starts the Vuelta a España today on what is his 25th birthday. He’s keen to see how he can fare in terms of the general [...]
BMC Racing’s existing Belgian Classics man hopes he will be able to follow his own ambitionsMost of the BMC Racing Team’s riders have reacted positively to the arrival of cycling’s current biggest star Philippe Gilbert for 2012, but Greg Van [...]
Katusha double victory boosts team's moraleDaniel Moreno finished second in the recent Vuelta a Burgos, behind his teammate Joaquím 'Purito' Rodriguez. That makes the Katusha riders tackle the Vuelta a España with a lot of confidence. Rodriguez aims to win [...]
Two experienced leaders give Professional Continental team the edge, says MatxinDenis Menchov and Carlos Sastre are ready to lead the Geox-TMC team in the Vuelta a España, which starts this afternoon with a team time trial in Benidorm. Both riders [...]
Four year deal for Belgian who feels comfortable on home team As speculated earlier this year, Jurgen van Den Broeck will join the new cycling team sponsored by the Belgian National Lottery. The news was confirmed by the Belgian’s manager, [...]
Friends unite on the same team for the first time in their careersWith the recent announcement that current world champion Thor Hushovd (Garmin-Cervélo) would be joining the BMC Racing Team, the American team yesterday also made public the signing of [...]
Spaniard aiming to improve on strong Tour de France and San SebastianTeam RadioShack have changed their objectives for the Vuelta a España after a disappointing Tour de France that saw three of their four leaders crash out of the race. [...]
Slovenian settles for bridesmaid role, hoping first win is on the horizonJure Kocjan (Team Type 1-Sanofi) finished the Tour du Limousin in sixth place yesterday after finishing second on the final stage. Vancansoleil-DCM’s Bjorn Leukemans, who took the lead by [...]
Belgian ready to silence criticsStijn Devolder, in his first year with Vacansoleil-DCM, feels he has finally put poor health and tragedy behind him, and he says he is ready to ride well in the Vuelta a España. After moving to [...]
Three year deal for Belgian champion further bolsters American ProTeam’s strength BMC Racing Team has further fortified its squad for next season in signing the dominant rider of 2011, Philippe Gilbert, on a three year deal. The rider joins Tour [...]
Says Quick Step wants to finalise negotiations with Tony MartinResponding to Friday morning’s news that Philippe Gilbert had signed a three year deal with the BMC Racing Team, Quick Step general manager Patrick Lefevere has said that he is disappointed [...]
Last year’s Vuelta a España runner up sad but resigned to be missing this year’s raceThe Vuelta a España will begin tomorrow, with a team time trial in the Costa Blanca resort city of Benidorm, without last year’s runner up, [...]
Time bonuses bring French sprinter close to overall victoryBjörn Leukemans was crowned Tour du Limousin champion, having led the race since his victory on stage one. The final stage, between the Lacs de Haute Charente and Limoges was won by [...]
Rabobank controls the Dutch semi-classic and former track World champion wins with easeTheo Bos (Rabobank) took his fifth victory of the year, and the second this month, at the head of a bunch sprint to take the Dutch Food Valley [...]
Team Movistar rider admits his batteries are running lowAlthough the course of the world road race championships could suit Spanish sprinter Fran Ventoso, who is very quick inside the final kilometre of races and also good on uphill finishes, the [...]
Veteran Cofidis rider confirms he’ll likely continue for another seasonAdmitting he was demoralised after a difficult Tour de France, David Moncoutié has got his determination back and will tomorrow line out in the Vuelta with a major goal in mind. [...]
